MIRI Updates
Shulman and Yudkowsky on AI progress
This post is a transcript of a discussion between Carl Shulman and Eliezer Yudkowsky, following up on a conversation with Paul Christiano and Ajeya Cotra. Color key: Chat by Carl and Eliezer Other chat 9.14. Carl Shulman’s...
Biology-Inspired AGI Timelines: The Trick That Never Works
– 1988 – Hans Moravec: Behold my book Mind Children. Within, I project that, in 2010 or thereabouts, we shall achieve strong AI. I am not calling it “Artificial General Intelligence” because this term will not be coined for another...
Visible Thoughts Project and Bounty Announcement
(Update Jan. 12, 2022: We released an FAQ last month, with more details. Last updated Jan. 7.) (Update Jan. 19, 2022: We now have an example of a successful partial run, which you can use to inform how you do...
Soares, Tallinn, and Yudkowsky discuss AGI cognition
This is a collection of follow-up discussions in the wake of Richard Ngo and Eliezer Yudkowsky’s first three conversations (1 and 2, 3). Color key: Chat Google Doc content Inline comments ...
Christiano, Cotra, and Yudkowsky on AI progress
This post is a transcript of a discussion between Paul Christiano, Ajeya Cotra, and Eliezer Yudkowsky on AGI forecasting, following up on Paul and Eliezer’s “Takeoff Speeds” discussion. Color key: Chat by Paul and Eliezer Chat by Ajeya ...
Yudkowsky and Christiano discuss “Takeoff Speeds”
This is a transcription of Eliezer Yudkowsky responding to Paul Christiano’s Takeoff Speeds live on Sep. 14, followed by a conversation between Eliezer and Paul. This discussion took place after Eliezer’s conversation with Richard Ngo, and was prompted by...
